Cult of Jeremy Clarkson won’t be damaged by latest bust-up

Love him or hate him, Jeremy Clarkson’s disdain for anything remotely PC was a cash cow for the BBC. So even if the Beeb do dump him, he’ll be snapped up says Suzanne Harrington

USUALLY, online petitions are about social justice or the environment, but this week they are all about reinstating Jeremy Clarkson, the disgraced Top Gear television presenter who is more divisive than Marmite. He is loved by many, hated by many, many more, and now dumped by the BBC. The petition was started by the right-wing blogger, Paul Staines, and supported by people like Katie Hopkins.

As of Wednesday midday, according to Sky News, the petition had received 350,000 signatures. This seems like a large figure, but the population of the UK and Ireland is a combined 68.7m. At the time of writing, #BringBackClarkson was the main Twitter trend.